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the senator from virginia had a dream. he realized early on, i think he started with maybe $5,000 and might have lost that very quickly i think and then had to reload again and figure out a way with small amounts of money to create a great company and he did that, and he did it over and over and over again. and the reason he was able to do that was in this country, we have the ability to bring capital together around entrepreneurs. you don't have to be born in this country with a silver spoon in your mouth. i know that i started exactly the same way, with $8,000 when i was 25 years old. you have the ability in this country to have a dream and to accumulate ways, build around that dream with capital formation that creates jobs. and, you know, this debate's interesting and i know people can score political points and it's, again, great to take on wall street. but what we've got to be careful of in this debate is that we're not cutting our nose off to spite our face. the fact is that what makes this country great is all the -
the senator from virginia had a dream. he realized early on, i think he started with maybe $5,000 and might have lost that very quickly i think and then had to reload again and figure out a way with small amounts of money to create a great company and he did that, and he did it over and over and over again. and the reason he was able to do that was in this country, we have the ability to bring capital together around entrepreneurs. you don't have to be born in this country with a silver spoon...
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there is no other reason to bring the boats there because they were not going to virginia. he has gone and convince to the british there will be an attack on staten island and the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army could move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure you are aware they make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. and that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spike refuse during the american revolution. there are many more codes and ciphers better in the book and at this point* i would like to open up to some questions and hopefully i have some answers. please wait for the microphone. >> could you comment on nathan hale? >> nathan hale was a very poor spy. i don't know if you are familiar with what has been found out scottish general by the name of grant his papers were found just became recently available and he identified as that robert rogers actually got him to tell him he was a spy but he should have kept his mouth shut. he thought rogers was also an american spy and because the oust
there is no other reason to bring the boats there because they were not going to virginia. he has gone and convince to the british there will be an attack on staten island and the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army could move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure you are aware they make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. and that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spike refuse during the american revolution. there...
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there is a case in virginia that we know of. there is also a spy who carried messages from london to paris to benjamin franklin. he used false heels on his boots to carry the message. washington's deception. the one thing i do have to say about washington. for somebody who never told a lie, he certainly stretched the truth about a lot. up in cambridge when he first takes over the american army, they were down actually nine rounds per man. nine shots, that was it. as far as the gunpowder they actually had in the camp. he notes there was british spies going around the american camp so what he did was, he had a shipment of barrels brought up from providence, rhode island, mark gunpowder. the only problem is, inside the barrels with sand. so the british spies would go back and report that the americans had plenty of gunpowder and they would able to keep the seat siege up for a long time. he also did a thing called truth multiplication at moorestown. after the battles of trenton and princeton, the american army goes up decamp moorest
there is a case in virginia that we know of. there is also a spy who carried messages from london to paris to benjamin franklin. he used false heels on his boots to carry the message. washington's deception. the one thing i do have to say about washington. for somebody who never told a lie, he certainly stretched the truth about a lot. up in cambridge when he first takes over the american army, they were down actually nine rounds per man. nine shots, that was it. as far as the gunpowder they...
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the episcopal church can no longer dominate virginia. so we've got to build coalitions. and the coalitions shift. but in the middle east, it's very hard, because you are loyal to your family and tribe and nobody beyond that. it's curious, when i was growing up in the military, the idea was always, arabs can't fight. well, we didn't -- because we didn't ask ourselves the fundamental question. what do arabs fight for? people fight for different things. arabs don't fight for states. in the arab world, the state was always the enemy. in afghanistan, always -- afghanistan was a city state of kabul. a few thousand years ago, balk, but a city state of kabul, tributary citie -- caravan citis along tributaries. so there was no sense of cooperation, no sense of statehood, no sense of integration, but with arabs, we say arabs can't fight
the episcopal church can no longer dominate virginia. so we've got to build coalitions. and the coalitions shift. but in the middle east, it's very hard, because you are loyal to your family and tribe and nobody beyond that. it's curious, when i was growing up in the military, the idea was always, arabs can't fight. well, we didn't -- because we didn't ask ourselves the fundamental question. what do arabs fight for? people fight for different things. arabs don't fight for states. in the arab...
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the episcopal church can no longer dominate virginia. so we got to build coalitions, and a coalition shift. but in the middle east it's very hard because you are loyal to your family and tribe, and no one beyond it. it's curious. when i was going up in the military, arabs can fight. we did ask ourselves the old question, what do arabs fight for? people fight for different things. arabs don't fight for states. in the arab world the state was always the enemy. in afghanistan, not arab of course, always, afghanistan was a city state of kabul. 2000 years ago. the city state of kabul with tributary cities. that's all that mattered. the caravan routes and cities, kept the tribes out. so there was no sense of cooperation, no sense of statehood, no sense of integration. but with arabs we say and can't buy because the israelis. i get a ringside seat for the latter half of the 2006 war. little legs standing watching things go off and tanks firing right beside it, et cetera, up in the northern border. they gave the idf a very hard time. part of it
the episcopal church can no longer dominate virginia. so we got to build coalitions, and a coalition shift. but in the middle east it's very hard because you are loyal to your family and tribe, and no one beyond it. it's curious. when i was going up in the military, arabs can fight. we did ask ourselves the old question, what do arabs fight for? people fight for different things. arabs don't fight for states. in the arab world the state was always the enemy. in afghanistan, not arab of course,...
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for excel they are expanding in northern virginia and expanding the metro in the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself. spikelets affect public transportation in general. now there is one of i will say that has done a fine job when it comes to public transportation if i may say this, this isn't technically public transit but amtrak has been heavily subsidized. eight, too, isn't doing well but the route from d.c. to new york is doing fine because it isn't heavily subsidizes more private loans than the other tracks owned by amtrak but also because people use it. but anyhow, i'm sorry. >> my thought with eminent domain or i was going to ask about eminent domain do you support that idea and if so why if that is a government takeover of private land. >> that is a great question and i to address this in my book, i have a whole section of eminent domain and different court cases addressing the eminent domain issue and the conservative view of eminent domain. this to interpretations. there's a
for excel they are expanding in northern virginia and expanding the metro in the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself. spikelets affect public transportation in general. now there is one of i will say that has done a fine job when it comes to public transportation if i may say this, this isn't technically public transit but amtrak has been heavily subsidized. eight, too, isn't doing well but the...
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it terrell brown is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. a decision had to be made soon. time is running out to potentially save the lives of those four missing miners. and in the middle of the night, rescuers decided to go in. rescue teams are back inside the upper big branch mine heading for the safe rooms where the four missing miners could still be alive. >> the plan is for two teams to go underground and to visit both of those refuge chambers. >> reporter: to ensure the air remains safe, nitrogen is being pumped in to neutralize toxic gas. teams are also making plans to begin removing the bodies of the confirmed dead. >> i believe that families are relieved and knowing that this process is starting which the end will be near. >> reporter: early on thursday, explosive levels of gas forced rescue teams to end their search and turn back. they were within 500 feet of a rescue room. >> we committed to the families that we wanted to get into the chambers within 96 hours and we're tryi
it terrell brown is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. a decision had to be made soon. time is running out to potentially save the lives of those four missing miners. and in the middle of the night, rescuers decided to go in. rescue teams are back inside the upper big branch mine heading for the safe rooms where the four missing miners could still be alive. >> the plan is for two teams to go underground and to visit...
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that's what last night's vote was b this morning i saw the junior senator from virginia, a democrat and a man who knows what it's like to create jobs, is acknowledging what republicans have been saying all along. "there are parts that need to be tightened." that's certainly true. so let's stop the show part -- e show par partisanship. let's back to proving to the american people that the days of wall street bailouts are indeed over. madam presint, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, there will now be a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the final half. ms. stabenow: madam president? the presiding officer: the snoer from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. i rise today to urge republican colleagues, to urge the republican leader to drop their fil
that's what last night's vote was b this morning i saw the junior senator from virginia, a democrat and a man who knows what it's like to create jobs, is acknowledging what republicans have been saying all along. "there are parts that need to be tightened." that's certainly true. so let's stop the show part -- e show par partisanship. let's back to proving to the american people that the days of wall street bailouts are indeed over. madam presint, i yield the floor. the presiding...
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goodlatte from virginia has joined us. although is not a member of the subcommittee hears here with us today at former chairman our full committee and consult the ranking member were pleased to welcome them to join us in question today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to be here. i look for during the testimony of the witnesses regarding a very interesting subject. >> okay, welcome. first question i guess would be in reviewing the applications, did cftc examine the hedges both short and long for the products and if so what did the cftc discover? >> as i described, mr. chairman, the contract application process and the contract review process in the designation process for the exchange are two different processes. so when the designation process for the exchange itself from improving exchange we reviewed whether a method definition of the statute including whether they have the training facility, how the trades are executed, and the integrity of financial integrity of the contracts and the various systems in pla
goodlatte from virginia has joined us. although is not a member of the subcommittee hears here with us today at former chairman our full committee and consult the ranking member were pleased to welcome them to join us in question today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to be here. i look for during the testimony of the witnesses regarding a very interesting subject. >> okay, welcome. first question i guess would be in reviewing the applications, did cftc examine the...
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there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of disagreement. but i think -- i actually think the closer we are getting now is encouraging. some people are maybe for getting what they said earlier that there does seem to be consensus that we have worked through this and when things may be working out all right still fingers crossed not done. but that is where the rancor and fighting was. >> host: you have to deal with iraq in this book. how do you think history will look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question, 64,000-dollar question. ryan crocker was our ambassador said peter de a lot of cr
there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of...
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that's it from west virginia. we want to go back to new york. >>> switching gears here now to the latest on tiger woods. he took one more step towards making his comeback at the masters this week by answering tough questions about his fall from grace. cbs news correspondent armen keteyian is in august take with t latest. >> reporter: tiger woods has been coming to augusta for almost half his life. he's 34 years old and this is the 16th masters he's attended. but it's safe to say he's never held a press conference like the one he did yesterday. it was tifd tyiside of tiger wo rarely seen, more human. >> the fact i won tournaments is irrelevant. it's the pain, the damage i've caused, my wife, my mom, my wife's family, my kids. i made the decision to enter rehab. i missed my son and he first birthday and that hurts a lot. >> reporter: less scripted. >> the gallery couldn't be nicer. it blew me away. today was just something that really touched my heart pretty good. >> reporter: less concerned about his legacy. >> it'
that's it from west virginia. we want to go back to new york. >>> switching gears here now to the latest on tiger woods. he took one more step towards making his comeback at the masters this week by answering tough questions about his fall from grace. cbs news correspondent armen keteyian is in august take with t latest. >> reporter: tiger woods has been coming to augusta for almost half his life. he's 34 years old and this is the 16th masters he's attended. but it's safe to say...
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first call comes from richmond, virginia. please go ahead with your question. >> caller: hey, i just wanted to ask with the huge bailout, is there a danger of that with the valuation of the currency through inflation? >> guest: well, i think a lot of people want to know if any of these problems will affect the dollar, and so far they haven't. part of the reason why is because all these assets, all the transactions, all the marketing was very global. so problems that happened on one side that might have emanated from the united states where most of the manufacturing of these assets were taking place and most of the bailout and the subsidies to fix the market were given out, there's still impacts across the world from having been involve inside those products. -- involved in those products. technically, the dollar shouldn't remain as strong by virtue of the fact that we have and have continued to hold so much money behind these assets without really knowing where they went. they didn't disappear, you know? a lot of them still e
first call comes from richmond, virginia. please go ahead with your question. >> caller: hey, i just wanted to ask with the huge bailout, is there a danger of that with the valuation of the currency through inflation? >> guest: well, i think a lot of people want to know if any of these problems will affect the dollar, and so far they haven't. part of the reason why is because all these assets, all the transactions, all the marketing was very global. so problems that happened on one...
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carla, virginia. hi, carla. >> caller: hi, nancy. how are you today? >> i'm good, dear. what's your question? >> caller: my question is -- well, actually, it's a statement. there is absolutely no possible way she was ever sexually molested. she is using this to get the public that hates her for sympathy. they're saying oh, well, maybe something happened to her. because if she loved her daughter so much and she was sexually molested, why would she leave her there with her father and lee? because i mean, he was always in and out of the house before he moved. why would she leave the child there to be molested also? >> that is an excellent question. out to dr. michelle golland, psychologist and expert on momlogic.com. doctor, doesn't her own behavior belie or disprove her claims that her father and brother molested her? >> yes. the one thing we can be for sure, nancy, about is the fact that she is a pathological liar. and there's been a lot of question about does she have a mental illness? and what i see, nancy, is a personality disorder. this is a woman who has narcissistic
carla, virginia. hi, carla. >> caller: hi, nancy. how are you today? >> i'm good, dear. what's your question? >> caller: my question is -- well, actually, it's a statement. there is absolutely no possible way she was ever sexually molested. she is using this to get the public that hates her for sympathy. they're saying oh, well, maybe something happened to her. because if she loved her daughter so much and she was sexually molested, why would she leave her there with her...
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we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the danger zone and get caught. that's happened in alabama, we lost so many rescuers. we will make sure that doesn't happen. they will be able to assess the damage more accurately than the first time. they are in full rescue mode. that means we are going to go find the four miners. if for any reason we can't get clear back in that 22 section again, where they had to be pulled out before, that's the only chance we have with that one chamber that hasn't been checked. if someone is there, we know they are safe. if they are not, we know our chances are slim. >> the sign they will be looking for immediately is t
we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the...
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across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then. things should settle down by late this evening and by dawn tomorrow maybe lingering light showers. after that we ought to get sunshine back by tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. then the weather does settle down considerably midweek. we veal the shine back on wednesday. should be partly cloudy. morning lows near 40. afternoon highs into the mid 60s. then lots of sunshine for thursday with highs near 70. let's check traffic on this monday morning. jerry, how is it look sng. >> good morning to you. good morning everyone. looking good a
across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then....
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his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers stranded because of that ash cloud. news4's kimberly suiters is live at dulles airport with more on their stories. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, joe. those europeans and americans trying to leave from dulles international airport. some are told they won't be able to get out until friday. even though air travel could resume to 50% of normal today it still remains to be seen how difficult travel will be. some flight have not resumed in major airports and destinations. a partial reopening is good news to passengers grounded a
his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers...
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it's been especially hard for one virginia couple stuck in amsterdam. they have four kids under the age of 9 years old and all at home waiting for mom and dad to get there. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a few days in europe to visit family is now going on two weeks. sadness, separation and a lot of internet skyping for the pattersons of midlothian. parents jen and steve are among millions stranded. >> our flight tomorrow is canceled because the stuff in the air is too dangerous. >> i'm dying to see you guys. this is the hardest thing mommy has ever done. you are the bravest kids in the world. i love you so much. i know that you're being so loved and taken care of there. >> reporter: a grandmother had been watching the children. >> mommy is making a funny face. can you make a funny face to mommy? >> reporter: now friends are pitching in. >> the kids run out today after your mom gets here and john will moe the grass. >> how is it looking? >> a little rough. >> reporter: even rougher for them, the anxiety of being apart. the family spends a lot of t
it's been especially hard for one virginia couple stuck in amsterdam. they have four kids under the age of 9 years old and all at home waiting for mom and dad to get there. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a few days in europe to visit family is now going on two weeks. sadness, separation and a lot of internet skyping for the pattersons of midlothian. parents jen and steve are among millions stranded. >> our flight tomorrow is canceled because the stuff in the air is too...
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virginia in that case. coming up, natasha, we'll talk about the adoption agency involved in this and how they're reacting. >>> hey, some good new physical you're having a hard time finding a job, isn't that right, richard? a bill exceeding jobless benefits clear to hurdle in the senate but not a done deal just yet. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here now. hey, jen. >> a lot of our viewers have written in to say, jen, i'm counting on these and i need these checks to feed my family, are we going to get the extension? it's not 100% done. there's a much stronger chance that that extension could pass which could mean a few extra weeks of unemployment checks for some americans after your state benefits run out. the senate democrats managed to get just enough votes to stop a filibuster. they say 1 million people will lose their financial lifeline if it doesn't pass. >>> the other side of this, republicans trying to block it, hey, look, we're not against unemployment benefits, but we have to show that we ca
virginia in that case. coming up, natasha, we'll talk about the adoption agency involved in this and how they're reacting. >>> hey, some good new physical you're having a hard time finding a job, isn't that right, richard? a bill exceeding jobless benefits clear to hurdle in the senate but not a done deal just yet. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here now. hey, jen. >> a lot of our viewers have written in to say, jen, i'm counting on these and i need these checks to feed...
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such a threat it justified mass murder. i applaud my colleague from oklahoma for her resolution because it serves as a reminder that right-wing anti-government extremist groups are on the rise today. only two weeks ago members of the so-called christian militia in michigan were arrested by the f.b.i. for plotting to kill law enforcement officers in the hopes of inciting an anti-government uprising. a national civil rights organization has documented a growing number of hate groups in america, and states, quote, they are driven larg
the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such...
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then i said i needed local counsel because i was i made it in virginia. so we filed the complaint on his behalf, and that went to the supreme court. [laughter] it is sort of like, how do get on top of a coat tree incident a cornyn wafer to grow? that was how my practice started. it started as a civil rights practices in which some of the work was appellate work. i think we will get into this letter. i found i liked appellate work much better than i like trial work because i dislike intensely the interpersonal conflict of the pretrial phase. one of the great things about appellate work is everything comes to you in a box. there few opportunities for the real interpersonal conflict and tension relative to litigating in the trial court. that was the start of my practice. when i was not cheap -- when i was teaching, i did a number of bricks on a variety of different issues, mostly civil rights related. they friend of mine, who is sitting in the audience, is sort of like one of those old judy garland movies and said, i have a supreme court practice. let's buil
then i said i needed local counsel because i was i made it in virginia. so we filed the complaint on his behalf, and that went to the supreme court. [laughter] it is sort of like, how do get on top of a coat tree incident a cornyn wafer to grow? that was how my practice started. it started as a civil rights practices in which some of the work was appellate work. i think we will get into this letter. i found i liked appellate work much better than i like trial work because i dislike intensely...
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next phone call from linden, virginia. caller: i just wanted to make a comment about the gunman earlier about the government -- the gentleman earlier about the government, about how a family operates, talking about productivity. i think that is a poor analogy. and the relationship between a father and a child is different between the government and a citizen. i would ask you to comment on the notion of fairness, progression. it does not seem to be objective. the way that we judge fairness is completely dependent on who is in power at the time. guest: you might be surprised to hear that i agree with your second, it. there is no purely objective way to see how progressive of the system that i may want, you may want to. that is what we decide as voters. but i would disagree with the analogy of the family not working. what about older people who do not have children, or income? what about the disabled? someone earlier said we have to worry about jobs. he may favor spending money to create jobs. these are matters of judgment, m
next phone call from linden, virginia. caller: i just wanted to make a comment about the gunman earlier about the government -- the gentleman earlier about the government, about how a family operates, talking about productivity. i think that is a poor analogy. and the relationship between a father and a child is different between the government and a citizen. i would ask you to comment on the notion of fairness, progression. it does not seem to be objective. the way that we judge fairness is...
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connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the tremendous work of the armed service's committee panel led by mr. andrews of new jersey and mr. conaway of texas. my amendment builds on the panel's recommendation of getting the most out of the industrial base. defining and assessing the industrial base will be an ongoing challenge for both the department of defense and congress -- congress dating back to the creation of the armed fores themselves. one of the key findings of the panel was the need to cast a wider net in terms of defining the industrial base beyond the traditional players. many of today's techn
connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the...
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they want to get the mines safe in west virginia and they want to get the nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. there's a lot of major issues on people's minds that don't involve the supreme court nomination. >> let me ask you specifically about the supreme court nominee right now. the common theme about president obama's picks to date, diversity and experience. compared to george w. bush, obama's picks have included fewer white men, more hispanics, more asian and african-americans. what do you think we should see in the next supreme court justice? >> well, i think the president said hit well when he well when he talked about record of excellence. you look at the citizens united case where justice stevens wrote that decent and talked about thousan what, corporations aren't people, people are people. you want someone with a sense of people's every day lives. i think sonia sotomayor certainly fit that bill. but also, i'd like to see someone with some oomph, who will walk into stevens' shoes. someone who's going to be a counter weight to roberts and others on the court. >> amo
they want to get the mines safe in west virginia and they want to get the nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. there's a lot of major issues on people's minds that don't involve the supreme court nomination. >> let me ask you specifically about the supreme court nominee right now. the common theme about president obama's picks to date, diversity and experience. compared to george w. bush, obama's picks have included fewer white men, more hispanics, more asian and...
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, and west virginia. [applause] i would like to give it a big applause to all of these states because of their health is what made this possible. -- their help is what made this possible. [applause] some of you may have seen our next honored guest on line in his gut c. youtube and videos. -- his gutsy youtube videos. he called nancy pelosi and barack obama on the carpet [no audio]. this man was first elected by a special election, and overwhelmingly reelected in 2008, and things to his dedication to conservatism. he has championed ethical reforms andraditional family values. he vigorously served the people of his district on the north and south shores of lake pontchartrain, keeping communication lines open with them, holding a town hall meetings, a lead of them within his first three months of office. please give a warm welcome to congressman steven sculley -- steve scalisi. >> i wanted to welcome you all to new orleans, not just those of you from this region, but all around the south. you are seeing the
, and west virginia. [applause] i would like to give it a big applause to all of these states because of their health is what made this possible. -- their help is what made this possible. [applause] some of you may have seen our next honored guest on line in his gut c. youtube and videos. -- his gutsy youtube videos. he called nancy pelosi and barack obama on the carpet [no audio]. this man was first elected by a special election, and overwhelmingly reelected in 2008, and things to his...
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[applause] the electoral march is already on, from massachusetts to new jersey to virginia. the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government. lower taxes. give people back their freedom, their choices for their families and their future. empower the job creators instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is found in the entrepreneurial sector, not in government. that is what makes america great -- more choice, less control from washington, more jobs, fewer bureaucrats. more entrepreneurs, your career politicians -- fewer career politicians. but we cannot coast into a new majority, nor would -- nor can we assume it is a sure thing. the liberal media are looking for any possible alternative narrative's to tell. any other headline will do. here is one headline americans know to be the truth. democrats trust government more than they trust the american people. that is a headline that is straining all across this land. it is a headline that families are confronting at their kitchen ta
[applause] the electoral march is already on, from massachusetts to new jersey to virginia. the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government. lower taxes. give people back their freedom, their choices for their families and their future. empower the job creators instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is found in the entrepreneurial sector, not in government. that is what makes america great --...
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host: next is west virginia. this is debbie on the line for democrats, talking about the vat tax this morning. i can hear your television in the background. can you hit the mute? caller: i'm sorry. yes, i live in west virginia. a vat tax -- we are taxed like crazy in west written yet. we pay a real estate tax, personal property tax, and we pay a tax to have a dog. if you have a business, there's a tax for every city. we're taxed to death. plus, the sales tax. ananother tax will kill us. the last thing we need is another tax. host: if they created one that exempted food and other must have services, would that change your mind? caller: i think there's a better solution to the deficit. first, i think the first thing we need to do is welfare reform. these people who are on welfare do not work and they just have another kid so they can collect more money. it would probably make a huge difference in the national deficit. host: 4 "the houston chronicle" the oil rig explosion is front- page news. later on in the program
host: next is west virginia. this is debbie on the line for democrats, talking about the vat tax this morning. i can hear your television in the background. can you hit the mute? caller: i'm sorry. yes, i live in west virginia. a vat tax -- we are taxed like crazy in west written yet. we pay a real estate tax, personal property tax, and we pay a tax to have a dog. if you have a business, there's a tax for every city. we're taxed to death. plus, the sales tax. ananother tax will kill us. the...
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but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side, he was presented a purple heart. and a few moments later, he was sworn in as an american citizen. this marine was not only determined to recover, he was determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. in fact, i hear he's quite an athlete -- >> yes, sir. >> -- he agrees. he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the . olympic training center in colorado. so for his distinguished service to country, and for inspiring us all with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the . citizenship and immigration services in presenting this recognition
but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side, he was...
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. >>> families of the men who died at an explosion in a west virginia coal mine are saying good-bye. four funerals were held on friday. more being held this weekend and more in the coming weeks. 29 people died in the blast. initially the community held out hope the four missing men were alive somewhere in that mine but those hopes ended friday night when rescuers found the men's bodies. >> what i saw up until the very end was a very heavy hearted community holding on to a very fragile thread of hope. when that hope snapped with one sentence from the mine officials, it was the most painful thing you could possibly see. >> the explosion was the first mine disaster in the u.s. since the 1970s. >>> education contributor steve perry is on the mission to find unusual approaches to learning. he found that in a charter school that's an urban oasis among chicago's youth violence. >> we're in an inglewood section of chicago. this is urban prep having the first graduating class and they're going to send 70 african-american young men to college. it's the holy grail in acedemia. >> when you say y
. >>> families of the men who died at an explosion in a west virginia coal mine are saying good-bye. four funerals were held on friday. more being held this weekend and more in the coming weeks. 29 people died in the blast. initially the community held out hope the four missing men were alive somewhere in that mine but those hopes ended friday night when rescuers found the men's bodies. >> what i saw up until the very end was a very heavy hearted community holding on to a very...
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let us go to scott, republican from manassas, virginia. good morning. caller: one comment i would like to make on financial reform is, i would like to see the scales tip on how loans are structured. in other words, use the taxes people pay each year as a base line that you will at least perform enough equity to parallel your taxes your first year. and maybe your last mortgage payment 30 years later, you would still be paying an interest on its but that would help the transient people always perform better with equity in their homes. host: ok. rochester, new york, hugh on our independent line. good morning, welcome. caller: c-span. i believe the republicans will eventually come around. i don't think they have the opportunity to allow it to be said that by election day that they did not want to go for some kind of financial reform. i think they are in cahoots with the big banks and right now they are just holding out for as much as they can get on their behalf. host: from "the washington post ," looking at some of the policy disagreements that the two par
let us go to scott, republican from manassas, virginia. good morning. caller: one comment i would like to make on financial reform is, i would like to see the scales tip on how loans are structured. in other words, use the taxes people pay each year as a base line that you will at least perform enough equity to parallel your taxes your first year. and maybe your last mortgage payment 30 years later, you would still be paying an interest on its but that would help the transient people always...
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for massachusetts, new jersey, virginia, the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government, lower taxes, give people back their freedom, their choices, for their families and their future. empower the job creators, instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is@@@@'áe@rád@ @ @ @ @ @ 'y straining all across this land. it is a headline that families are confronting at their kitchen tables every night. that is the headline small business owners are opening their doors to every day. that is the headline you and i will change by empower america to take their government back. [applause] d that are looking for those distractions -- they are looking for those distractions. lord knows, i have provided a few. i understand the difficulty sometimes of balancing all of these challenges. but democrats also know they have some explaining to do. they would love nothing more for us to keep pointing fingers at me and others, instead of their radical, and american agenda -- unamerican agenda. we should not f
for massachusetts, new jersey, virginia, the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government, lower taxes, give people back their freedom, their choices, for their families and their future. empower the job creators, instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is@@@@'áe@rád@ @ @ @ @ @ 'y straining all across this land. it is a headline that families are confronting at their kitchen tables every night....
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for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. at the start of the health care debate last year, president obama made two critical promises. he assured american -- the american people his bill would, number one, lower costs, and if they liked the coverage they had they could keep it. on the first count an independent c.m.s. report released last week states the health care cost also skyrocket under this bill by an astounding $311 billion over the next 10 years. that's more than the previous estimate for each individual bill passed in the house and the senate. and if you like what you have, you truly may not be able to keep it. even care for our seniors is jeopardized. the c.m.s. report warns the medicare cuts may trigger a slight of hospitals and other health care providers from participation in medicare. it also states that 50% of the seniors participating in medicare advantage are set to lose their co
for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. at the start of the health care debate last year, president obama made two critical promises. he assured american -- the american people his bill would, number one, lower costs, and if they liked the coverage they had they could keep it. on the first count an independent c.m.s. report released last week...
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host: virginia beach, dan, republican. caller: i am not certain we know the number of people that we are calling illegal. did they start out that way? did they come here with work permits? i am not clear. i would ask your guest to provide us with some clarity. thank you. uest to provide us with some clarity on that. guest: the best estimate -- and these are all estimate -- we typically use the number 12 million. now, i have to tell you 12 million was a number that we used three years ago. but this moves every year because of the work situation, the availability of jobs. it probably has stayed about 12 million. of those 12 million, three million are children who were born here. so they will never understand that somehow their parents have to be deported or they are not u.s. citizens or they are any less americans than any others. they probably don't speak spanish. so, it is tremendously complex. once you get into family by family you find that the disruption is quite remarkable. some people use 20 million. i don't think it
host: virginia beach, dan, republican. caller: i am not certain we know the number of people that we are calling illegal. did they start out that way? did they come here with work permits? i am not clear. i would ask your guest to provide us with some clarity. thank you. uest to provide us with some clarity on that. guest: the best estimate -- and these are all estimate -- we typically use the number 12 million. now, i have to tell you 12 million was a number that we used three years ago. but...
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>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial regulatory system prior to this collapse was very much like the national security system before 9/11. lots of different agencies with lots of different disparate pieces of information that they couldn't bring together to see that there was an imminent collapse. i have spoken to a number of people very close to the legislation who say the design should be to bring the dozen or so agencies together and work in a fashion that we can see things. the other big thing about this legislation -- legislation, this reform that the president is proposing, is that it is going to just make the whole system a little more transparent. just the ide
>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial...
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we pray for the families of the 29 miners who died in west virginia. we pray for our troops in iraq and afghanistan. we prayed for all of those who at this time to not have a job and are struggling to make ends meet. we pray for all those who are sick and suffering, especially in haiti. amidst the trials and tribulations of life, we ask that you would teach us to be generous. teach us to serve you as you deserve, to give, to fight, to 12, to labor and not ask for words. we know that we're doing your will. amen. >> we will now welcome lanelle to do the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> she would like to address the crowd. >> i want to thank you all very much for coming here today. i know you have come from very far away. you have made a great sacrifice to come and be here. it shows what a great party we have. it is a great testament that you have come here today to help our party in the
we pray for the families of the 29 miners who died in west virginia. we pray for our troops in iraq and afghanistan. we prayed for all of those who at this time to not have a job and are struggling to make ends meet. we pray for all those who are sick and suffering, especially in haiti. amidst the trials and tribulations of life, we ask that you would teach us to be generous. teach us to serve you as you deserve, to give, to fight, to 12, to labor and not ask for words. we know that we're doing...
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a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of afghan organizations such as sports and cultural events. we know that the potential for these afghans to do more is enormous. some of them have formed their own groups, smaller groups, involved in business development and other areas. as i mentioned, and the services of the foundation is to really bring -- one of the purposes of the foundation is to really bring all these people together and bring a synergy and enhance these so the afghans to have a place to go. >> yes, please. in the front. >> i am an independent consultant. i have two questions w
a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of...
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west virginia. 29 men died last week in the worst mining zast they are country has seen in 40 years. federal investigators were waiting for all of the bodies to be recovered before heading underground to begin their investigation. >>> and coco moving to cable after months of speculation. conan o'brien returned to late night making that announcement that he'll be hosting a one-hour show monday through thursday, 11:00 p.m. on tbs. that is part of the time warner family. still unnamed conan show will debut in november. tbs says it has made no -- it would make no sense to launch it in september and then preem the show for four weeks because of major league baseball play-off coverage. >>> toyota's taking it on the chin again. consumer reports putting out an urgent warning to the car buying public, don't buy the 2010 model lexus gx 460 suv. the magazine says the luxury suv poses unacceptable safety risk. it's prone to skidding out while turning posing a possible rollover hazard. what does this mean for toyota? the parent company of lexus. and what does it mean for folks that might have one
west virginia. 29 men died last week in the worst mining zast they are country has seen in 40 years. federal investigators were waiting for all of the bodies to be recovered before heading underground to begin their investigation. >>> and coco moving to cable after months of speculation. conan o'brien returned to late night making that announcement that he'll be hosting a one-hour show monday through thursday, 11:00 p.m. on tbs. that is part of the time warner family. still unnamed...
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my brother-in-law, who is an anesthesiologist in virginia and my sister watching online with my 16-month-old daughter and her family has been, and children. also here with us is my cousin victoria who lived in louisville ky. i do have a large family. >> you are lucky. >> also, a deer family friend deborah. -- a dear family friend. >> in any of that, welcome and welcome to your family. >> thank you madam chair. one also would like to think the president for the honor. i am privileged to introduce my family that i have here with me. my husband bill, is here, my son john, my mother dorothy is here. i am joined by some friends who live in the washington d.c. area, mary and alice. i also have some friends from the time i spent in washington d.c. in law school. they are here with me. my brothers and sisters are scattered around the country with my nieces and nephews and they are here in spirit. thank you. >> thank you very much. since three of you are already judges, i would like to ask one question and go right down the line to have you answer them. how can you assure us that in any case that com
my brother-in-law, who is an anesthesiologist in virginia and my sister watching online with my 16-month-old daughter and her family has been, and children. also here with us is my cousin victoria who lived in louisville ky. i do have a large family. >> you are lucky. >> also, a deer family friend deborah. -- a dear family friend. >> in any of that, welcome and welcome to your family. >> thank you madam chair. one also would like to think the president for the honor. i...
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[laughter] but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side, he was presented a purple heart. and a few moments later, he was sworn in as an american citizen. this marine was not only determined to recover, he was determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. in fact, i hear he's quite an athlete -- >> yes, sir. >> -- he agrees. [laughter] he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the u.s. olympic training center in colorado. so for his distinguished service to country, and for inspiring us all with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the u.s. citizenship and immigration services
[laughter] but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side,...
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the nation's top main safety official will be grilled today over the mining disaster that happened in virginia. how to improve mine safety laws. how mine operators challenge the safety regulations and delay the penalties. this hearing will not focus on the cause of that incident. >>> those are the top stories or some of them. good morning, if you're wiping the sleep out of your eyes, where have you been? i'm robin meade. tiger woods is back on the golf course this week and playing in a tournament that is not as tightly controlled as the masters and our rafer weigel is at quail hollow club in charlotte, north carolina, and he joins us live. are we going to see a different tiger than what we saw at the mastzers? >> that's one of the questions, robin. we'll see a different crowd. more casual fans will be here than at the masters. let me set the scene for you. still just as picturesque as augusta. tiger woods, though, not one of those golfers. unlike the masters when he came out to practice three times or four times before the tournament started so far he has not practiced today. robin, speaking t
the nation's top main safety official will be grilled today over the mining disaster that happened in virginia. how to improve mine safety laws. how mine operators challenge the safety regulations and delay the penalties. this hearing will not focus on the cause of that incident. >>> those are the top stories or some of them. good morning, if you're wiping the sleep out of your eyes, where have you been? i'm robin meade. tiger woods is back on the golf course this week and playing in a...
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i can just tell you as a former assistant fire chief in fairfax, virginia, i can tell you looking at that, it's very unlikely that if anyone was in the house that they were able tos survive that massive fire. >> how long do you hold a lockdown around the neighbor? they'll have to wait until they are able to knock the fire down and take a look, just a preliminary look inside that house to see if they find any other victims, anybody else. whether it be someone who might have been in the house with this elderly woman who apparently owns the house, or if it's possibly one of the two perpetrators. law enforcement is saying they believe they might have killed one of these perpetrators and then again they'll have to keep everything locked down until they get a good handle on exactly what they were dealing with. >> curious neighbors are all over that, and they're telling people, there's an elderly woman and she lives alone. there's nobody else in there. it could be her nephew. >> we've seen things around the country where perpetrators will prey on the elderly, kick a door in, and thing goes
i can just tell you as a former assistant fire chief in fairfax, virginia, i can tell you looking at that, it's very unlikely that if anyone was in the house that they were able tos survive that massive fire. >> how long do you hold a lockdown around the neighbor? they'll have to wait until they are able to knock the fire down and take a look, just a preliminary look inside that house to see if they find any other victims, anybody else. whether it be someone who might have been in the...
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shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states congress, before being elected governor in the state of tennessee -- for the state of tennessee in 1827. in 1828, houston resigned from tennessee politics returning to live with his longtime friends, the cherokee indians. in 1835, sam houston left the cherokee and his wife in tennessee and moved to texas where he quickly gained note right for his leadership in seeking independence from mexico. in the wake of the feat at the alamo on april 21, 1836, houston rallied the army of texas to victory decisively defeating santa anna and the mexican army at the battle of san jacinto, securing independence for
shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states...